# A handy way for testing different ways of doing something in your flows

**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/a-handy-way-for-testing-different-ways-of-doing-something-in-your-flows/54724
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**Created:** [5 December 2021 00:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/a-handy-way-for-testing-different-ways-of-doing-something-in-your-flows/54724 "2021-12-05T00:23:45Z")
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### Author: ![drmibell](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/drmibell/32/8424_2.png) [@drmibell](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/drmibell)
#### Post date: [6 December 2021 19:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/a-handy-way-for-testing-different-ways-of-doing-something-in-your-flows/54724/3 "2021-12-06T19:07:08Z")

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> [@Trying\_to\_learn](#):
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> use `link` nodes

Definitely visually cleaner.

 ![Screenshot](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/9/9/99fda1521f6923cad6c0eda633cf1d5a7b43b6bf.jpeg)

Also, logically a bit tighter, although you have to ignore the warnings. Perhaps it would be good to have an option to suppress the warnings for uses like this.

```auto
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